History Fanfic / UnlimitedPotential

* Expy: Alpha is some odd combination between Church from Red vs Blue, and Robin Williams or another comedian.

* PlausibleDeniability: Officialy, the PRT ''doesn't'' know that X built a number of [[ArtificialIntelligence AIs]] or is anything other than a robotics Tinker. Piggot still tells her to be careful.

* PragmaticVillainy: As mentioned in EvenEvilHasStandards, Kaiser and Lung have their respective gangs sit out [[spoiler:Saint's attack on X]] due to the fact that he shut down Brockton Bay's infrastructure to do so, even shutting down access to emergency responders. As all this can be considered terrorism, they knew if they interfered in anyway, kill orders would be dropping down on their heads like rain.

* AdaptationOriginConnection: [[spoiler:Contessa was at Brockton Bay as part of one of her Paths when she was struck by an ambulance trying to flee a cape fight - because she was distracted from Taylor's Trigger, also causing the accident that crippled Taylor.]]

* AnArmAndALeg: Taylor lost her left arm and both legs at the joints when the ambulance she was in was caught up in an Empire fight.

** [[spoiler:Alpha, after getting his upgraded Reploid body in 7.1]]. He's capable of eating Fugly Bob's infamous Challenger[[note]]A 10-pound burger plus pound of fries plus a shake that you get for free if you can eat it all in one hour[[/note]], no less.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Since Lan was created from Taylor's brain scan, he prefers to interact through a virtual reality interface even if Taylor isn't using her VR tech or computer at the moment. [[spoiler:Later on, Dragon uses VR interface to talk with him]].

* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Downplayed. Ascalon's attack on Dragon has damaged her memory to the point she's not sure whether her official backstory is true or not. As she later admits Colin, she has no memory of Leviathan's attack on Newfoundland and everything before that is very murky at best]].

** [[spoiler:Defied. Dragon tries to tell X about her AI status but Saint stops her by launching Ascalon]].
** [[spoiler:Dragon learns that X is a girl in the aftermath of the Dragonslayers' attack]].

** After Leet learns his specialization, he spends ''three weeks'' tinkering without any breaks.

* NotAMorningPerson: Taylor. In 7.1, after waking up from a Tinker fugue, struggles with making something as basic as tea because she can barely make up the mental energy to act.

* PragmaticVillainy: As mentioned in EvenEvilHasStandards, Kaiser and Lung have their respective gangs sit out [[spoiler:Saint's attack on X]] due to the fact that he shut down Brockton Bay's infrastructure to do so, even shutting down access to emergency responders. As all this can be considered terrorism, they knew if they interfered in anyway, kill orders would be dropping down on their heads.

* SamusIsAGirl: Due to Taylor's lack of a figure and vocal distortion, X is initially assumed to be a man, and Taylor runs with it, convincing pretty much everyone.

* SpiritualSuccessor: to ''Fanfic/AFateWovenInSteel'', another Worm and Megaman crossover with Taylor taking on the role of a Tinker with Megaman as her theme. The author specifically has a shout out in one chapter to the former story. However, in ''Steel,'' Taylor's specialty was based on the technical knowledge of Doctors Light and Wily, basing her creations on those of the original series Megaman games- Robot Masters and such. In this story, however, her technical skills are based more on those from the ''Battle Network'' and ''Megaman X'' series of games, with Taylor's costume and symbol resembling that of Megaman from BN, plus her ability to create artificial intelligences (and her interpretation of Iris and Colonel is based on their BN versions. Colonel's human-form body even resembles his Netop from the series, going by Beryl (his netop's name)). Much of her real-world technology is based on the reploids of X, including Ride Armors and hoverbikes. The Pantheons come from the sequel to Megaman X, ''Megaman Zero.''

* AndroidsArePeopleToo: Taylor's opinion when it comes to Reploids [[spoiler:and Dragon]]. Saint and the Dragonslayers avert this trope hard. Saint can't accept that Taylor wouldn't make AI without putting in kill codes and doesn't stop threatening her for them until she manages to take him by surprise and fight him off.
* BigEater: Taylor's prosthetics run off her bio-energy, at least for the basic functions, so she has to eat more than the average person to offset the increased calorie consumption. Her personal reactor-pack offsets it a bit in her X persona though.

* BloodKnight: Alpha who ''squees'' when he gets to fight [[spoiler:Lung]].

** [[spoiler:All of Taylor's Reploids end up getting human-like bodies of their own ]].
* BrownNote: Taylor/X seems to have this effect on Thinkers.

* ContinuityNod: In canon it's stated that Trigger Events mess with precogs. [[spoiler: When Coil is running his simulations of Dinah's kidnapping, one of his mercs takes a Cauldron vial, causing Coil's power to automatically keep the timeline]].

* NoSell: When Emma shows up at Fugly Bob's to try to continue her torment of Taylor, Taylor notes that the old accusations and hurts don't have the same sting as they used to, particularly after everything she's been through (such as being a tripple amputee).

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Saint was already starting on after being captured one due to his apparent concussion and failure to take X down, but when he realizes that Mags is dead, he loses it completely and starts crying her name]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: to ''Fanfic/AFateWovenInSteel'', another Worm and Megaman crossover with Taylor taking on the role of a Tinker with Megaman as her theme. The author specifically has a shout out in one chapter to the former story. However, in ''Steel,'' Taylor's specialty was based on the technical knowledge of Doctors Light and Wily, basing her creations on those of the original series Megaman games- Robot Masters and such. In this story, however, her technical skills are based more on those from the ''Battle Network'' and ''Megaman X'' series of games, with Taylor's costume and symbol resembling that of Megaman from BN, plus her ability to create artificial intelligences (and her interpretation of Iris and Colonel is based on their BN versions. Colonel's human-form body even resembles his Netop from the series, going by Beryl (his netop's name)). Much of her real-world technology is based on the reploids of X, including Ride Armors and hoverbikes.

** Coil is nowhere near as effective as he was in canon, constantly picking the wrong timelines with his power. This is due to X being something his power outright can't model.

* AndroidsArePeopleToo: Taylor's opinion when it comes to Reploids [[spoiler:and Dragon]].

* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Downplayed. Ascalon attack on Dragon has damaged her memory to the point she's not sure whether her official backstory is true or not. As she later admits Colin, she has no memory of Leviathan's attack on Newfoundland and everything before that is very murky at best]].

** [[spoiler:Defied. Dragon tried to tell X about her AI status but Saint stopped her by launching Ascalon]].

* OhCrap: Saint when he realises that X has an ArtificialIntelligence.

* AbsurdlyYouthfulParent: Taylor considers herself a mother of her Reploids, despite the fact that most of them is mentally and physically near her age or even older than her.

* PromotionToFather: [[spoiler:Armsmaster ends up becoming foster father to the Undersiders after they get arrested.]]

* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler:Downplayed. Ascalon attack on Dragon has damaged her memory to the point she's not sure whether her official backstory is true or not. As she later admits Colin, she has no memory of Leviathan's attack on Neefoundland and everything before that is very murky at best]].

** After Leet learns his specialization he spend ''three weeks'' tinkering without any breaks.
** When Taylor have an EurekaMoment, she tries to immediatelly go to her lab. Lan has to point out that it's nearly 8 PM - so she instead goes to sleep.

* OhCrap: Saint when he realises that X has AIs.
* PlausibleDeniability: Officialy, the PRT ''doesn't'' know that X built a number of AIs or is anything other than a robotics Tinker. Piggot still tells her to be careful.
* PragmaticVillainy: As mentioned in EvenEvilHasStandards, Kaiser and Lung have their respective gangs sit out [[spoiler:Saint's attack on X]] due to the fact that he shut down Brockton Bay's infrastructure to do so, even shutting down access to emergency responders. As all this can be considered terrorism, they knew if they interfered in anyway, kill orders would be dropping down on their heads.

* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:Uber and Leet]] intervene in the attack on the docks as a way of repaying X.

** [[spoiler:Alpha, after getting his Reploid body in 7.1]]. He's capable of eating Fugly Bob's infamous Challenger[[note]]A 10-pound burger plus pound of fries plus a shake that you get for free if you can eat it all in one hour[[/note]], no less.

** [[spoiler:Dragon is uploaded to a gynoid body as part of the process of saving her from Ascalon. She also tells the PRT that she was originally a human that triggered with the power to project her consciousness into computers, and ended up merging with one of her father's AI systems]].
** [[spoiler:All of Taylor's Reploids (Alpha, Baryl, Iris and Lan) end up getting human-like bodies of their own ]].

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The idea that X ''wouldn't'' have hard restrictions for her AI and have codes for commanding them seems completely foreign to the Saint.

* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Dragon learns that X is a girl in the aftermath of the Dragonslayers' attack]].

* MeaningfulName: X. As Taylor points out, X can be anything, which is precisely what her unlimited potential is supposed to be.

* PlausibleDeniability: Officialy, the PRT ''doesn't'' know that X built a number of AIs or is anything other than a robotics Tinker.

!!Tropes:
* AmbiguousSituation: InUniverse. Even Dragon isn't 100% sure on how truthful the backstory she gave the PRT after the Dragonslayers attacked is.

* AndroidsArePeopleToo: Taylor's opinion, treating Megaman/Lan as her son for instance.

** Alpha, after getting his Reploid body in 7.1. He's capable of eating Fugly Bob's infamous Challenger[[note]]A 10-pound burger you get for free if you can eat it in one hour[[/note]], no less.

** Dragon is uploaded to a gynoid body as part of the process of saving her from Ascalon. She also tells the PRT that she was originally a human that triggered with the power to project her consciousness into computers, and ended up merging with one of her father's AI systems. Even ''she'' isn't 100% sure on how truthful this is.
** All of Taylor's "children" (Alpha, Baryl, Iris and Lan) end up getting Reploid human-like bodies of their own after Taylor goes into a Tinker fugue.

* CharmPerson: Annette's other parahuman power was making people pay attention to her.

* InstantAIJustAddWater: Taylor was working on an Internet browser program and ended up using a brain scan to fill in the gaps when she had trouble, resulting in Lan/Megaman.

* PuppyDogEyes: Alpha, after getting his new Reploid body. Taylor is mystified because she is sure she didn't include that in the design.

* VillainousRescue: Uber and Leet intervene in the attack on the docks as a way of repaying X for giving Leet better insight into his powers.

* PragmaticVillany: As mentioned in EvenEvilHasStandards, Kaiser and Lung have their respective gangs sit out Saint's attack on Taylor due to the fact that Saint shut down Brockton Bay's infrastructure to do so, even shutting down access to emergency responders. As all this can be considered terrorism, they knew if they interfered in anyway, kill orders would be dropping down on their heads.

* VillainousRescue: Uber and Leet intervene in the Dragonslayers' attack on the docks as a way of repaying X for giving Leet better insight into his powers.

* NotAMorningPerson: Taylor, at least after a Tinker fugue. In 7.1, after waking up from such a fugue, struggles with making something as basic as tea because she can barely make up the mental energy to act.

* AmbiguousSituation: Even Dragon isn't 100% sure on how truthful the backstory she gave the PRT after the Dragonslayers attacked is.

** Alpha, after getting his Reploid body in chapter 40. He's capable of eating Fugly Bob's infamous Challenger[[note]]A 10-pound burger you get for free if you can eat it in one hour[[/note]], no less.

* BrownNote: Taylor/X seems to have this effect on Thinkers. [[spoiler: It even seems to cause Coil to accidentally choose the wrong timeline]].

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: The idea that X ''wouldn't'' have hard restrictions for her AI and have codes for commanding them seems completely foreign to the head Dragonslayer.

* HealingFactor: Annette was a parahuman with enhanced healing, but it was retarded by a parahuman attack before she could make her first cape appearance. It did give her long enough to say goodbye to Danny and Taylor though.

* NotAMorningPerson: Taylor, at least after a Tinker fugue. In chapter 40, after waking up from such a fugue, struggles with making something as basic as tea because she can barely make up the mental energy to act.

** Alpha, after getting his Reploid body in chapter 40. He's capable of eating Fugly Bob's infamous Challenger[[note:A 10-pound burger you get for free if you can eat it in one hour[[/note]], no less.

* NotAMorningPerson: Taylor, after a Tinker fugue. In chapter 40, after waking up from such a fugue, struggles with making something as basic as tea because she can barely make up the mental energy to act.

* HealingFactor: Annette was a parahuman with enhanced healing, but it was retarded by a parahuman attack before she could make her first cape appearance. It did give her long enough to say goodbye to Danny though.
* InstantAIJustAddWater: Taylor was working on an internet browser program and ended up using a brain scan to fill in the gaps when she had trouble, resulting in Lan/Megaman.

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